"Are you seeking great things for yourself? Not seeking to be a great one, but seeking great things from God for yourself. God wants you in a closer relationship to Himself than receiving His gifts, He wants you to get to know Him. A great thing is accidental, it comes and goes. God never gives us anything accidental. There is nothing easier than getting into a right relationship with God except when it is not God Whom you want but only what He gives." (Oswald Chambers)
It seems like that getting to know God and having an intimate personal relationship with Him, is also a gift from Him. So if this is what I sincerely seek, how do I not ask Him for it?
If this is also what God wants, will He not honor my request?
Can I help to make this happen by my study, or my meditation, or my deeds, or my whatever, or is it God's timetable and will that control this relationship and how deep it goes?
I look into my heart and believe that my motives are right. I do not want this relationship for personal greatness, or spiritual posturing, or even self confidence in how God sees me. I see the benefits of this, but am not looking for just these gifts.
Most all of my Christian life, I have heard it said that God not only wanted to save me, but He wanted to have this relationship with me. It would seem right for me to want to have that also. There is an incompleteness that I feel when I hear folks talk about it.
So, what do I do now, if anything? Do I wait for God or strive on my own?
Does anyone else have these questions?
When I feel the need for answers, I get more questions......Help
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